NPR art director and illustrator Jackie Lay tells the story of Hatshepsut, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest ...

Päivi Räsänen, a member of the Finnish Parliament, was found guilty by Finland's Supreme Court of inciting hatred after she ...

Rising seas erased this prehistoric human world from history—until ocean dredgers recently discovered it.

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The golden helmet of Cotofenesti, a highly regarded artifact from Romania, and two elaborate golden bracelets were taken in ...

A recent study has unveiled the earliest genetic evidence of domestic dogs, pushing back our timeline of when humans first partnered with canines. By analyzing ancient dog DNA, researchers identified ...

The bond between humans and dogs is one of nature's most enduring partnerships, but exactly when it began has long been a mystery. Now, a new study has turned back the clock. The study, titled "Dogs ...

Evidence of some of the earliest dogs has been identified at two University of Liverpool/British Institute at Ankara archaeological excavation projects in central Anatolia, Turkey. Shedding new light ...

According to researchers, modern dog genetic lineages must have been established by the Upper Palaeolithic, the final phase ...

STOCKTON, Mo. — Long before Stockton Lake, long before the Sac River was controlled by a dam, people kept returning to the ...

A small fragment of bone, tucked away in a museum drawer for decades, has quietly shifted what is known about the long relationship between humans and.

A groundbreaking discovery at the renowned Sanxingdui archaeological site in southwestern China has revealed an unusual metal object that defies known Bronze Age technology. Laboratory analysis has ...